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Best Professional Sales Schools Near Oswego, NY (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Oswego, New York is home to about 17,028 residents. Median household income is $53,286 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Syracuse, NY metro area, the top-earning professional sales-related role is Sales Managers at a median $170,090 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Professional Sales Schools to Oswego
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer professional sales programs near Oswego, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Oswego city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Oswego is part of the Syracuse, NY metro area (BLS area code 45060). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
$99,640
Syracuse, NY
$104,117
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
$77,090
Syracuse, NY
$80,554
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
$63,810
Syracuse, NY
$66,677
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
$107,700
Syracuse, NY
$112,539
Sales Managers
$170,090
Syracuse, NY
$177,732
Advertising Sales Agents
$63,940
Syracuse, NY
$66,813
Insurance Sales Agents
$65,910
Syracuse, NY
$68,871
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$168,340
NY statewide
$175,904
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Oswego at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
17,028
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$53,286
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
28.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
95.7 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
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What are the highest-paying professional sales roles near Oswego?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying professional sales-related roles near Oswego are: Sales Managers ($170,090), Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ($168,340), First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ($107,700). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Syracuse instead of Oswego?
Syracuse, NY is 33.6 miles from Oswego and has its own set of local professional sales programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Oswego an affordable place to study professional sales?
Oswego’s median household income of $53,286 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Oswego while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New York public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.